I recently wrote about the unbelievable traffic jam that occurs every afternoon when people are attempting to leave Lahaina for Central Maui. What should normally take five minutes takes an unbelievable 45 minutes to travel from Lahainaluna to Launiupoko. I suggested anyone experiencing this ...
I see others quickly fell for the phony sarin gas attack in Syria; it must have been done by Assad’s assistants from WTC No. 7. In other news, not one of the 40 random people I asked shopping could properly describe what “false flag attack” even means. All of them over 21 years ...
Maui High Athletic Director Michael Ban and Principal Jamie Yap are very clear on their priorities: What is best for the school (The Maui News, Sports, April 6). Translation — cover your own back. We always knew that the kids, who are their raison d’etre, were a distant second. Thank ...
I have worked as a caregiver and I’ve trained caregivers. So I have firsthand experience of the challenges facing families, caregivers and the community as our kupuna age and we struggle to care for them with dignity. Mahalo to our legislators for advancing the Kupuna Caregivers Assistance ...
One of the saddest anniversaries in our country’s history will be quietly observed today. One hundred and fifty-six years ago, Fort Sumter surrendered to Confederate troops ending the first battle of the Civil War. A day earlier, the rebels had opened fire on the fort that sat in the middle ...
In regards to the April 5 letter “Why can’t people give President Trump a chance?”: Every example the writer referenced illustrates just how misinformed one can get from watching Fox News or listening to hate talk radio (Rush Limbaugh, for example). He should take the time to actually do ...
Wow, you folks at the Maui paper must be smoking too much medical marijuana. I mean, you are suggesting that the county annex ground from A&B and build this utopia group of houses for the homeless (Today’s Editorial, April 5). Not two weeks ago, you wrote about the 10-year plan to keep ...
Let there be peace! Enjoy the rich tradition of prayers and listen to the reverence for the Lord in them, and let us share the heartfelt attitude of worship! We shall make a joyful noise for his glory and strength! For we shall love one another as thy neighbor and our God as one Lord. At ...
In the light if the recent explosion of rat lungworm disease on Maui (The Maui News, April 5), it is important healthwise to employ all measures possible to eliminate this horrible disease from our island. With that in mind, keeping a couple of “working” felines around your property for ...
The April 6 letter “Letter promotes false claim regarding Roundup” inaccurately promotes Roundup’s safety with a ludicrous comparison with table salt. It fails to mention that a new EPA Scientific Advisory Panel on glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, notes there is “suggestive ...
Now that I’m back in commercial radio and lending my voice to recorded advertisements, my internal soundtrack — the background stuff I hear continuously inside my head — has shifted a bit. With Easter right around the corner, this little ditty keeps popping up. Here comes Peter ...
Seventy-two years ago, April 12, 1945, Franklin Delano Roosevelt quietly died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Ga. The hero who led the United States out of the Great Depression had been elected to the presidency four times. The brave leader who championed the Allies in World War II ...
After centuries of human sacrifices, imagine the Hawaiians’ delight to learn that Jesus, who is fully God and fully man, out of his great love willingly laid down his life as a sacrifice for the sins of the entire world. Jesus demonstrated the model necessary for freedom. Love for God and ...
This year’s legislative session, as in many others, considers many and varied forms of tax relief. Terms being bandied about include exemptions, deductions and tax credits, and among tax credits there are the “CreditAbles” — refundable, nonrefundable and assignable credits. Let’s take ...
The homeless deserve a place to stay as much as anybody else, to a degree. When they start defecating all over the place, letting their dogs run wild all over the place or take up valuable parking spots every single day all day, something has got to give. I am absolutely blessed to have an ...
Maui is a world-class destination because God chose to reveal himself in astonishing natural beauty that is accessible and overwhelming. The trip to Hana, one of the most popular drives on Earth, is one example. The road itself, a thin curl of ribbon clinging to the steepest of mountain ...
Wahi Mahalo. It means “a universal thank you.” It’s this year’s theme of the Celebration of the Arts, marking its 25th anniversary Friday through Sunday at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, and I can’t think of better words to express my own personal appreciation for this unique ...
It would appear there are a lot of people interested in being Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa’s successor. Friday’s Maui News had a story that confirmed Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui is considering a run for mayor in 2018. “It’s something I’m being asked about, almost on a daily basis,” Tsutsui ...
Hawaii reefs are a public trust and vital to Native Hawaiian culture. Hawaii reefs support thousands of families through tourism and an ecosystem that can feed our children into the future. The commercial aquarium trade devastates reef life, taking countless species with no limits. The ...
In 1963, President John Kennedy’s economic advisers drew up proposals to address the problem of American poverty. President Lyndon Johnson took up this charge after he succeeded Kennedy as president. He expanded and revised the proposals and developed the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. ...